Railway Herald
The XPT Class Power Cars, introduced in 1982, were based on the UK HST design and use traction equipment made at Brush, Loughborough, with 2000HP Paxman VP185 engines (from 2000), with speed limited to 100 mph. NSW TrainLink Class XP No.XP2008, originally named City of Goulburn, one of the first 10 built by Comeng Melbourne from 1981/2, has arrived at Melbourne Southern Cross, with Classmate No. XP2005, on 14th April 2023 with the 20:40 overnight service from Sydney. The XPT trains are due to be replaced by bi-mode Civity units in 2024.
John Neave
